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I don’t buy fighting games often, but I had such a great
time renting the last Mortal Kombat and I like superheroes, so I bought
Injustice. I have no regrets. It’s an awesome game with a solid fighting system,
layered with over-the-top costumes and storylines. Playing it makes me feel
like I’m watching Doctor Who. It’s so dumb at times that it’s kind of the best
thing ever. Here are some more thoughts on the game:

-When all the heroes are gathered together in their
ridiculously over-designed padded “armor” costumes, calling each other by name,
(“Hello Aquaman”) you can’t help but chuckle. Forget the “realism” of the
Christopher Nolan Batman movies, or that fact that most of the costumes in the
game look to be made of plausible materials. This is straight up Saturday
morning, yo-we-got-a-base-on-the-moon comic book goofery. I love it.

-Kryptonian nano technology pills. They make ya strong!

-Evil Superman is awful. Just awful. From his evil
motivations, to his stupid evil shoulder-padded costume. Even his thin
dumb-looking face. Awful.

-Predictably, the Joker has some of the best lines in the
game. He’s fun to play as--his move set and animations are superb. However, his treatment of Harley is more abusive than
I’ve ever seen it, which kinda makes me uncomfortable, but I guess it serves to
remind you that despite his popularity, he IS a villain.

-Wonder Woman has GIGANTIC boobs. All of the women do,
but hers are all up in your face, and especially cartoonish because she seems to always be arching her back to present them. The only sensibly
dressed female is Catwoman, which must have happened by accident. If you unlock
the concept art for the female characters you’ll see that they briefly flirted
with making every single one of them fight in as little clothing as possible.
Ugh…video games.

-Lex Luthor looks like Bruce Willis.

-Pounding out combos feels good. Most fighters have a few
in common, but they all look different. I love the random weapon flourishes—Joker
pulling out a crowbar or shoe blade, Deathstroke brandishing a random pistol,
etc.

-Ares? As in “the god of war,” from Greek mythology? What’s
he doing in this game? Comic books! (The answer is always comic books)

-The quick time events in the story are silly and make it
seem like these “meta humans” have sub-human intelligence.

-The fighting system is solid. It’s deep for those who
want to dig in, but broad enough for button mashers to have a good time. I’ve
always been a mid-tier fighting game player. I like to get to know the
intermediate strategies, but don’t care to count frames and compete online.
Injustice is a fantastic fighter for players like me.

-Knocking someone to the bottom floor of the bat cave,
then knocking them back up to the top through the elevator never gets old.

-From his gee-golly combed hair to his stupid
unimaginative use of his ring, everything about Green Lantern makes me want to
punch him.

-Aquaman is actually kind of cool. He gets real stabby
with his trident, and his special move involves a shark.

-There are a ton of things to do outside of the story
mode. I’m predominantly a single player kind of guy, so the added replay value
is nice. That said, I will be bringing this into work to play at lunch with
coworkers. The accessible gameplay is great for non-gamers.

Bottom line: Did you enjoy the last Mortal Kombat at all? You should
play Injustice. It’s a good time.